Operations research

As an aspiring Industrial Engineer one field that is of particular interest to me as an individual is Operations Research (OR). Operations Research is the application of scientific principles to business management, which provides a quantitative basis for complex decision-making. I’ll introduce why I chose this particular field and how a conversation on ethics is warranted through explanation of the extent of OR methodologies and the impact of the decisions made by these researchers. Think of OR as a highly technical consulting niche, which deals with discovering optimal solutions using specific tools. Consultants in this field run into a variety of ethical issues. Constantly moving from project to project, each problem they encounter is…

Start, even as simply as writing an essay, but a good one, it requires a start and it requires the writer to start with his or her magic pen to let the article flow. Operation research is my new start. In the field of operation research, optimization attracts me with its unique beauty. Nonlinear optimization, linear optimization, integer optimization, decision diagram all these fields of study start letting me know what I’m good at and what I will devote my life in. Starting a PhD in operation…

Operation Barbarossa On June 22 1941 Russian troops heard rumbling in the distance within a few hours millions of Russian troops were on the run the biggest operation in World War 2 had just been launched.These words paint a clear picture of Operation Barbarossa. According to Historian Sid Moody theses words are as true as could be. Moody states that the lives lost were completely unnecessary to the Operation causing millions of deaths of soldiers and civilians alike. Operation Barbarossa is…

On June 22,1941 Germany launched an attack on the Soviet Union called operation Barbarossa. It was called Barbarossa in honer of German ruler Fredrick I. Fredrick I had orchestrated a ruthless attack on the Slavic (The Defeat of Hitler). The reason why Germany wanted to seize Soviet union for its prime land for long-term German settlement. Germany was at its strongest at its time with hundred fifty divisions, and three thousand tanks (Williamson Murray). Hitler then ordered a blitzkrieg but…

On June 22, 1941 Adolf Hitler started operation Barbarossa, a plan to invade the Soviet Union, and sent over 3 million german soldiers, 150 divisions and 3,000 tanks to ensure the Soviet Union would be taken. Operation Barbarossa is considered one of the most bloody battles in history with over 775,000 casualties on Germany’s side and 800,000 Soviets killed. The reason Hitler wanted so many units in the Soviet Union was because that Operation Barbarossa was a critical point in WW2. Operation…

1941 marked the beginning of Operation Barbarossa; the largest military operation in history. Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. This paper will analyze the extent to which Operation Barbarossa was unsuccessful. The assessment will only focus on Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia between the years of 1941-1942. Operation Barbarossa had many key components and was an intricate invasion which was carried out with extreme precision. There were…

In 1943, a was made to attack the Germans in spring of 1944. It was known as “Operation Overlord”. On June 6, 1944, Allied troops invaded Normandy beach on the coast of France. The invasion of Normandy beach was originally supposed to be on June 5th, but due to bad weather it was changed to June 6th. The allied troops of the attack were the Canada, Britain, France, and the United States. The night before, Eisenhower ordered that the thousands of ships, military and civilians would depart from…

Introduction The origin of operation Market Garden laid in the overwhelming success of Operation Overlord, in June of 1944. This operation, which included the Battle of Arnhem, not long after the D-day landings, became one of the largest Airborne battles in history. Other than operation Overlord, it was the only other operation by the allies to use airborne forces as a strategic role in the European front. The operation had a massive engagement. The main two combatants in this operations…

During World War II an operation was set forth to claim and establish the northern end of the pincer to allow movement of Allied forces deeper into Germany lines. The goal was to move from Belgium to the north, through the Netherlands, puncture through the Rhine, and reorganize north of the Dutch and German border. This famous operation was set in motion by the United Kingdom’s own Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, and was given the name Operation Market Garden. Alongside Field Marshal…

Operation Red Wings, also referred to as Operation Red Wing or OP Redwing, was planned and rehearsed as a small reconnaissance mission consisting of four Navy Special Warfare Operators (SEALS) in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in late June, 2005. Lt. Michael Murphy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell were the four team members assigned to this mission, with Murph being the ranking officer, and…